The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create, whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the... The World Almanac and Book of Facts - Page 901906Full view - About this book
| United States - 1832 - 918 pages
...proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the huu.tn heart, is sufficient to satisfy us ol the truil. of this position. The necessity of reciprocal checks...dividing and distributing it into different depositories, snd constituting each the guardian uf the public weal, against invasion by the others, has been evinced... | |
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...satisfy us of the truth of this position. The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of the political power, by dividing and distributing it into...experiments ancient and modern ; some of them in our country, and under our own eyes. To preserve them must be as necessary as to institute them. If, in... | |
| George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 240 pages
...whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart,...necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of the political power, by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting... | |
| William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 586 pages
...despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predomi-; Dates in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of...position. The necessity of reciprocal checks in the power; by dividing and distributing it into different depositories, and constituting each the guardian... | |
| 1802 - 440 pages
...estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates' in the human htart, is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position....power ; by dividing and distributing it into different depositaries, and constituting each the guardian of the public weal against invasions by the others,... | |
| Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart,...experiments ancient and modern ; some of them in our country, and under our own eyes. To preserve them, roust be as necessary as to institute them. If,... | |
| United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...whatever the form of government, a real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominates in the human heart,...experiments ancient and modern : some of them in our country and under our own eyes. To preserve them must be as necessary as to institute them. If, in... | |
| Richard Snowden - America - 1806 - 392 pages
...estimate of that love of power, and prone-- ness to abuse it, which predominates in the human hearti is sufficient to satisfy us of the truth of this position....power, by dividing and distributing it into different deposi-- toiies, and constituting each the guardian of the public weal against invasions by the others,... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...real despotism. A just estimate of that love of power, and proneness to abuse it, which predominate in the human heart, is sufficient to satisfy us of...depositories, and constituting each the guardian of the publick weal against invasions by the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern ;... | |
| John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...predominate in the human heart, is suffi- CHAP.IX. 'cient to satisfy us of the truth of this position. 1796. The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise...the guardian of the public weal against invasions of the others, has been evinced by experiments ancient and modern : some of them in our country and... | |
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